Transport theories for strongly-interacting systems : applications to heavy-ion collisions / Wolfgang Cassing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cassing, Wolfgang, author.

Series:

Lecture notes in physics ; 1616-6361 989.

Lecture notes in physics, 1616-6361 ; volume 989

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transport theory.

Heavy ion collisions.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 248 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book provides an overview on transport theories, focusing on applications and the relativistic off-shell transport theory which are of particular interest for physicists working in the field of relativistic strong-interaction physics, e.g. relativistic or ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions or the evolution of the early universe. In this regard, a thorough derivation of the transport equations and a careful analysis of the approximations employed is given. The text is enriched with a multitude of Appendices that partly recall elements of quantum mechanics and field theory or present examples for specific models. Specific exercises are given throughout the chapters. As a basic knowledge the reader should be familiar with quantum mechanics and its principles as well as some basic concepts of the quantum many-body physics and field theory. All chapters close with a short summary and numerical calculations are provided to master and illustrate the subject.

Contents:

Introduction

Nonrelativistic on-shell kinetic theories

Relativistic on-shell kinetic theories

Relativistic dynamics and off-shell transport

Appendices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 26, 2021).

ISBN:

9783030802950

3030802957

OCLC:

1280415666

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.